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Aug 31, 2023 · Disraeli’s Jewish father, Isaac D’Israeli, had joined the Church of England in 1813, when Benjamin was still a child, and Benjamin Disraeli was baptised as a Christian in 1817. His family was a well-educated and literary one. Ambitious Disraeli brought flair and oratory to British politics.
Benjamin Disraeli has 1082 books on Goodreads with 9969 ratings. Benjamin Disraeli’s most popular book is Sybil, or the Two Nations.
Aug 10, 2016 · Clip from the 1929 movie “Disraeli” (90 min)
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Disraeli, also called Disraeli: Portrait of a Romantic, is a 1978 four-part British serial about the great statesman and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Benjamin Disraeli. It was produced by Associated Television and aired on ITV. With a screenplay by David Butler, it stars Ian McShane and was directed by Claude Whatham. Spanning five ...
Feb 21, 2023 · February 21, 2023. Matthew Hefler. The purchase of the Suez Canal by British prime minister Benjamin Disraeli was presented in contemporary press reports as a uniquely patriotic and liberal move, one that cemented the country’s place in a shifting, Europe-dominated world order. Cartoon mocking Disraeli's foreign policy.
For Disraeli, born Benjamin D'Israeli in Bloomsbury, where his father was a dilettante man of letters, the path was smoothed by the nonbelieving Isaac, who, cynically, had his son converted, at ...
Oct 1, 1993 · Disraeli: A Biography. Hardcover – October 1, 1993. Offering new perspectives on the Victorian era's political and literary giant, this portrait chronicles Disraeli's brilliant and varied career, set against the backdrop of the British Empire at its height. 20,000 first printing. BOMC. History Bk Club.
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